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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Bishop Area is $27,323, which is lower than the state average of $29,551 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Bishop Area median household income is $45,000. On average Bishop Area residents spend 14.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #152

Bishop Area	27,323 USD
California	29,551 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bishop Area	28,722 USD
California	31,272 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bishop Area	35,509 USD
California	35,964 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bishop Area	24,354 USD
California	26,617 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #478

Bishop Area	45,000 USD
California	61,400 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bishop Area	60,873 USD
California	85,265 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bishop Area	0.11%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bishop Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bishop Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.54%	$15,765, see rank	22.65%	$22,317	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	34.22%	$15,882, see rank	24.90%	$16,366	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.83%	$5,113, see rank	3.83%	$5,570	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.32%	$25,324, see rank	15.39%	$27,239	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bishop Area	67,978 USD
California	69,883 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bishop Area	76,163 USD
California	94,829 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
White	$49,037, see rank	$64,213	$56,203
Black	$45,156, see rank	$44,609	$35,564
Hispanic	$45,409, see rank	$47,332	$41,994
Asian	$38,333, see rank	$76,337	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,694, see rank	$44,909	$37,469
Hawaiian Native	$36,146, see rank	$62,890	$54,938
One Race, Other	$29,458, see rank	$45,437	$40,405
Two or More Races	$37,045, see rank	$58,006	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$17,429, see rank	$31,097	$25,955
25 to 44	$46,526, see rank	$64,522	$58,073
45 to 64	$64,706, see rank	$73,909	$64,486
65 or over	$30,606, see rank	$42,408	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,048, see rank	29,163,075	243,810,053
Male¹	7,575, 50.34%, see rank	49.34%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,945, 65.28%, see rank	71.09%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.91%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	4,945, 65.28%, see rank	70.19%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,530, 91.61%, see rank	88.79%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	415, 8.39%, see rank	11.21%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,630, 34.72%, see rank	28.91%	29.80%
Female¹	7,473, 49.66%, see rank	50.66%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,665, 62.42%, see rank	58.15%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,665, 62.42%, see rank	58.04%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,381, 93.91%, see rank	89.19%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	284, 6.09%, see rank	10.81%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,808, 37.58%, see rank	41.85%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,744, 100%	16,282,943	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,283, 71.85%, see rank	73.05%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	955, 10.92%, see rank	11.53%	10.03%
Public Transportation	14, 0.16%, see rank	5.15%	4.98%
Walked	519, 5.94%, see rank	2.76%	2.82%
Other Means	462, 5.28%, see rank	2.36%	1.76%
Worked at Home	511, 5.84%, see rank	5.15%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bishop Area	14.5 minutes
California	27.3 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,911	16,614,362	141,996,548
Male¹	4,530, 50.84%, see rank	53.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,099, 24.26%, see rank	34.31%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,032, 22.78%, see rank	15.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	829, 18.30%, see rank	18.27%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 0.40%, see rank	2.17%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	460, 10.15%, see rank	8.78%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	717, 15.83%, see rank	15.46%	17.87%
Female¹	4,381, 49.16%, see rank	46.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,500, 34.24%, see rank	39.53%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,012, 23.10%, see rank	21.35%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,696, 38.71%, see rank	32.22%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.32%, see rank	0.87%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 1.10%, see rank	0.23%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	93, 2.12%, see rank	5.56%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bishop Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,911, 100%	16,614,362	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	163, 1.83%, see rank	2.29%	1.90%
Construction	665, 7.46%, see rank	6.19%	6.49%
Manufacturing	295, 3.31%, see rank	10.11%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	152, 1.71%, see rank	3.20%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,314, 14.75%, see rank	11.11%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	757, 8.50%, see rank	4.67%	5.00%
Information	104, 1.17%, see rank	2.87%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	241, 2.70%, see rank	6.51%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	363, 4.07%, see rank	12.47%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,720, 19.30%, see rank	20.91%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,707, 19.16%, see rank	9.62%	9.18%
Public Administration	986, 11.06%, see rank	4.70%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	444, 4.98%, see rank	5.36%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bishop Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,035	11.34%, see rank	15.28%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	380	8.39%, see rank	11.47%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.